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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hesitation

/hĕzˌ-ət-āsh'-ən/ · Hes·i·ta·tion · IPA /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
01 n. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
  1. 1.
    The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
  2. 2.
    A faltering in speech; stammering.